lamenting 1 of 2

present participle of lament

lamenting

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lamenting
Adjective
Some are having conversations about how dependent countries are on aid, while others are lamenting the cuts. Fatma Tanis, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025 Andrew Harnik/Getty Images What To Know On September 13, Invita, which, according to its website, has two California locations, one in Rancho Santa Fe and the other in Carlsbad, posted pictures and messages on social media lamenting Kirk's murder. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Yet the cinematic scale of Saulnier’s film had critics openly lamenting its absence from theaters. Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025 Standing outside the parish, Walz solemnly addressed reporters, lamenting that press conferences like this one had become all too common. Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 One fateful night, while lamenting her responsibilities, Sarah begs the Goblin King to take her brother away. Logan Karlie september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025 Economists have been lamenting the survey response rates for years. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025 Rather than lamenting the increases and fearing price escalation, a more constructive attitude may be to harness inflation itself. Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Crowds of residents complained to town officials in 2022 that Route 20 was already choked with traffic, with some lamenting the conversion of old shade tobacco farms in the region into sprawling, multi-story warehouses. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamenting
Verb
  • Lewis Hamilton is mourning the death of his beloved bulldog, Roscoe.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the midst of the life-or-death chaos, Arisu grows closer to Usagi (Tao Tsuchiya), an athletic loner mourning the death of her mountain climber father.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Patriots may be regretting that decision after the first two weeks of the season.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Bet Wednesday is regretting that nomination now!
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.
    Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • One purveyor of fairy tales that wasn’t afraid of a sad ending?
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sade Bess, a Combs fan from Brooklyn, left the court’s overflow observation room looking both sad and relieved.
    Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dart wasn’t the only Giants rookie to have a substantial impact in the upset victory.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Nudge your kids to make decisions for themselves, even when other people are upset.
    Megan Sauer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Lamenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamenting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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